Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Shawnee, OK and Pottawatomie County

Billa Jean Judy

Billa Jean Judy

Oct 31, 2023

Shawnee resident Billa Jean Judy, 68, passed away Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at her home.

Memorial services will be held at a later date.

Billa was born April 15, 1955 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Bill and Belva Slaughter. She married Randy Judy and they were married over 51 years. Billa worked as a waitress at several local restaurants including Sunny...

Randy F. Wiens

Randy F. Wiens

Oct 30, 2023

Randy F. Wiens, resident of Shawnee, passed away on Monday, October 30, 2023. He was 64 years old. 

Randy was born on July 26, 1959 in Shawnee, OK to James Carl Wiens and Diana Marie Wiens-Pate. He was the oldest of four sons and is survived by his brother, Tony Wiens. He graduated from Bethel High School in 1977. Randy...

Loretta Hill Moore

Loretta Hill Moore

Oct 29, 2023

Loretta Hill Moore was born February 3rd 1934 in Little Oklahoma to Virgil and Ruby Hill and peacefully went to Glory October 29th 2023. 

Loretta grew up in Wewoka, Oklahoma and graduated from Wewoka High School.  Following High School, she held a career as a secretary for an insurance company and spent many years as a registered medical assistant.  She...

Jane Bennett

Jane Bennett

Oct 28, 2023

Jane Bennett, resident of Newalla, passed away on Saturday, October 28, 2023. She was 94 years old.

A graveside ceremony will be held on Thursday, November 9, 2023 at 2:00 pm at the gazebo at Fairview Cemetery.

Jane was born in Kyong Pukto, Republic of Korea to her parents, Keon Ho Lee and Bong Suk (Son) Lee. She married Richard...

Lana Gail Hammond

Lana Gail Hammond

Oct 25, 2023

Shawnee resident Gail Hammond, 82, passed away on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at her home.

A memorial ceremony will be held at Immanuel Baptist Church, Shawnee, OK at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, November 17, 2023.

Gail was born January 13, 1941 in Wichita Falls, Texas to Everett Doyle Allen and Anna Carol (Caddell) Allen. She attended school in Ada and...

Michael Boyd Little

Michael Boyd Little

Oct 23, 2023

Michael Boyd Little, resident of Shawnee, passed away on Monday, October 23, 2023 in Oklahoma City. He was 64 years old.

Michael was born on October 14, 1959 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Gilbert Boyd Little, Sr. and Sharon Elaine Little. He graduated from Shawnee High School. He loved cats and dogs.

Survivors include his mother, Sharon Little, sister,...

Margaret L. Morris

Margaret L. Morris

Oct 21, 2023

Margaret Morris died, Oct 21, 2023, at her residence in Homestead Assisted Living in Del City, Oklahoma. She was 81.

Margaret was born in Jena, LA on July 30, 1942, to Marvin L. and Nancy E. Richmond. She married William (Bill) V. Morris on Dec 13, 1958, in Shawnee at Wesley United Methodist Church. Not long after their marriage, Bill,...

Franklin Daniel Hill

Franklin Daniel Hill

Oct 19, 2023

Franklin Daniel Hill passed away on Thursday, October 19th, 2023 at his home in Shawnee. 

Frank was born on January 10th, 1934 at the ACH Hospital in Shawnee to Charles Daniel and Ollie Willow (Nichols) Hill of Seminole, OK.  He was the 8th child born to them.  Frank attended numerous small rural schools throughout Seminole County, including Carr City, Hazel...

Charles Edward Matthews

Charles Edward Matthews

Oct 15, 2023

Charles Edward Matthews, 83, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 15, 2023.

He was born on March 3, 1940 to William Edgar Matthews and Bertha Lillian Fullerlove. Charles graduated from Shawnee High School in 1958 & lived in the Shawnee/Seminole/Earlsboro areas all his life. He had a diverse career that started at a young age. Charles worked at the...

Donna Diane West

Donna Diane West

Oct 10, 2023

Diane (Gatlin) West passed away on October 10, 2023 after a courageous battle with cancer.  Diane was born in Oklahoma City on May 13, 1959, the oldest of four children, to Calvin and Darlene Gatlin.  The family moved to Meeker when she was five.  Diane graduated from Meeker High School in 1977 and attended East Central University, graduating with a...

Michael Eston Pritchard

Michael Eston Pritchard

Oct 8, 2023

Michael Eston Pritchard, resident of Shawnee, passed away on Sunday, October 8, 2023. He was 60 years old. Michael was born on July 25, 1963 in the old Mission Hill Hospital in Shawnee to his parents, Jimmy and Wanda Pritchard. He attended school in Tecumseh, Duncan, Shawnee, and Prague. After high school, Michael attended Seminole State College, OSU, and East...

James R. Tidmore, II

James R. Tidmore, II

Oct 5, 2023

Dr. James R. Tidmore, II, beloved husband, father, papa, brother, and uncle, passed away on October 5, 2023, at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  He was born January 11, 1949, in Shawnee, Oklahoma to James R. and Mary Ellen Tidmore.  He grew up in Meeker, Oklahoma, alongside his sisters Donna Lee Tidmore Paddyaker and Carol Jean Tidmore Nelson.

James...

Eleanor Ruth Davis

Eleanor Ruth Davis

Oct 3, 2023

Eleanor Ruth Davis, 97, of Shawnee, a retired Registered Nurse and homemaker, passed away Tuesday, October 3, 2023 following a brief illness.

Graveside services are scheduled for 11:00 A.M. Friday, October 6, 2023 at Resthaven Memorial Park with Shawnee Salvation Army Captains Ian and Brittany Carr officiating.

Ruth was born May 19, 1926 in Shawnee to Erma LaVeta and William...

Peggy Pecore

Peggy Pecore

Sep 29, 2023

Born on August 1, 1949, Peggy Pecore lost her battle to cancer on September 29, 2023. She worked in Human Resources and accounting at Flowserve, Worthington Pump Division, transferred to work in Virginia, and returned home to Oklahoma to work for Winter Wringer, Inc. A lifelong lover of music, avid traveler, and proud member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she...

Hazel Rose Heinzig

Hazel Rose Heinzig

Sep 27, 2023

Hazel Rose (Hollon) Heinzig passed from this life on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. Hazel was born March 6, 1930 in Prague, OK to Noah and Manerva K. (West) Hollon. She was a high school graduate.

Hazel married Earl E. Heinzig on December 29, 1949. She worked as medical transcriptionist for many years.

Hazel loved her family immensely and spending time...

Jane Hammons

Jane Hammons

Sep 25, 2023

Avril (Jane) Justine Hammons was born on December 7, 1925 in Bates, Arkansas, and departed this life on September 25, 2023, in Tecumseh, Oklahoma, at the age of 97.

Jane knew the meaning of hard work, growing up on a farm in a large family during the Great Depression. In her teen years, she worked in a factory in Sacramento...

Tammy Palmer

Tammy Palmer

Sep 20, 2023

Tammy Mason Palmer of Shawnee passed from this life on Wednesday, September 20, 2023. Tammy was born March 7, 1970 in Guymon, OK to Jimmy and Doris Mae (Roubidoux) Palmer. She received her GED.

Tammy loved singing, drinking her coffee, reading, cooking, playing pool, and loved to sit in the rain. She was so proud to be a grandma and...

Mary Margaret Brock

Mary Margaret Brock

Sep 18, 2023

Shawnee resident Mary Brock, 85, passed away Monday, September 18, 2023 in Shawnee.

 

Memorial services will be 10:00 A.M. Friday, September 22, 2023 at Walker Funeral Chapel followed by inurnment at I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Ponca City at 2:30 P.M. 

 

Mary was born August 11, 1938 in Ponca City, OK to Morris Lee Oney and Mary Ruth (Wright)...

Floyd "Gene" Murphy

Floyd "Gene" Murphy

Sep 16, 2023

Floyd "Gene" Murphy, age 82, passed away peacefully Saturday, September 16, 2023 surrounded by his family. 

Gene was born August 18, 1941 in McLoud, Oklahoma to Leonard and Cleo Ann (Chambless) Murphy. He was raised in McLoud and graduated from McLoud High School in 1959.  Following high school, Gene joined the U.S. Army, serving three years before his honorable discharge....

Vaughn Thomas Park

Vaughn Thomas Park

Sep 13, 2023

Vaughn Thomas Park, who everyone knew as Tom, passed away on September 13, 2023, at the age of 75 in Midwest City, Oklahoma. He was born on April 20, 1948 to John and Helen (Hill) Park in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

 

He was a graduate of Meeker Public Schools.

 

After graduation Tom served his country with honor and dedication in...

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